gus marfell

After a tough start to this campaign, and 4 weeks of mental emotion, the last week I finally felt like I’d found myself again. For the first time in a long time, I stood on a start line believing I could do something special. I truly believed for the first time since pre injury in 2025.

Then the gun went.

I had one of the worst swims of my life. I wasn’t just near the back… I was the back. I clawed back as much as I could on the bike, but it was never going to make me happy.

The day before the race due to some unfortunate mistakes I spent hours in the 40 degree heat with limited water, which left me waking up with what felt like heat stroke. Is this what caused today’s result? Or am I no longer the athlete I once believed I was. Maybe it will come back, maybe it wont. I don’t know.
For now, that’s me done.